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Latest News
Va. Transit Plan Passes (Mar. 11)
Va. Panel Blocks Bill on Abortion (Mar. 9)
Va. Moves to Limit Firearm Lawsuits (Mar. 8)
With Days to Go, Traffic Plan Stalled (Mar.8)
Senate Agrees to Let N.Va. Tax Itself (Mar. 7)
Minute of Silence Passes Va. House (Mar. 7)
In Va. Assembly, Dead Bills Return to Life (Mar. 5)
Abortion Bill Retooled To Circumvent Panel (Mar. 4)
BCourt Overturns Legal Fees Ruling (Mar. 4)
Bid to Shield Tobacco Stealthily Alights in Va. (Mar. 3)
N.Va. Senators Push For More Road Funds (Mar.3)
Va. Assembly Passes Right-to-Hunt Bill (Mar. 2)
Bill Favoring Cellular Firms Withdrawn (Mar. 1)
Senate Committee Narrowly Rejects Va. Abortion Wait (Feb. 25)
Va. Eyes Longer Jail Sentences (Feb. 23)
Assembly Panels Approve Va. Budget (Feb. 21)
Va. Assembly Approves Internet Rules Over Protest (Feb. 16)
Northern Va.'s Richmond Roadblock (Feb. 17)
Vote on Phone Towers Denounced (Feb. 16)
States Weigh New Rules for E-Commerce (Feb. 13)
Va. Lawmakers Reject Proposals to Control Growth (Feb. 9)
Gilmore Rejects Easing of School Accreditation Rules (Feb. 9)
Va. Amendment Would Guarantee Right to Hunt (Feb. 11)
Community Reflects on Silence Bill (Feb. 6)
Va. Senate Approves A Minute of Silence (Feb. 2)
Va. Conservatives Focus on Abortion, School Measures (Jan. 31)
Va. Bill Would Part Gas, Power Lines (Jan. 31)
GOP Seeks More Health Services for Elderly (Jan. 28)
Gov. Against Local Income Tax (Jan. 27)
Virginia Senate Approves Voter ID Plan (Jan. 25)
Republican Gilmore Aims More Efforts Toward Blacks (Jan. 23)
Va. Democrats Target HMOs (Jan. 19)
Speaking for Open Space in Va. (Jan. 18)
Paths Diverge for Surpluses (Jan. 9)

GOP in Control
Virginia's Speaker Throws His Voice (March 9)
Bipartisan Coalitions Abound in Richmond (Feb. 21)
Va. House Divided on High-Profile Bills (Feb. 10)
GOP Control Alters Landscape (Jan. 16)
Gilmore Addresses the State (Jan. 13)
Lawmakers Promise Harmony (Jan. 13)
GOP Leaders Eye Court Selections (Jan. 12)
Governor Playing for Big 2nd Half(Jan. 10)

Transportation
Va. Transit Plan Passes (Mar. 11)
With Days to Go, Traffic Plan Stalled (Mar.8)
N.Va. Senators Push For More Road Funds (Mar.3)
House Transportation Plan Stalls in Senate (Feb. 24)
House Rejects Gilmore Roads Measure (Feb. 18)
Va. Battles Over a New Way to Pay (Feb. 16)
Transportation Plan Revised (Feb. 14)
House Panel Rejects Gilmore Transportation Plan (Feb. 12)
Gilmore Transportation Plan Set Back (Feb. 11)
Gilmore Warns on Road Plan (Feb. 1)
More Are Balking at Gilmore's Transportation Plan (Jan. 28)
Gilmore Road Plan Hit From All Sides (Jan. 21)

King Bill
Virginia Senate Splits Lee, King Days (Feb. 15)
Gilmore Plans for King Day (Jan. 20)
Legislators Work on King Bill (Jan. 14)

Key Stories from the '99 Elections
GOP Follows Southern Formula (Nov. 1, 1999)
Gilmore-Led Effort Enters Homestretch (Oct. 31, 1999)
Gilmore's Prize Is Within Site (Oct 30, 1999)
Democrats Pin Hopes on Gun Control (Oct. 29, 1999)
In Outer County Races, Growth a Common Foe (Oct. 28, 1999)
Statehouse Battle Puts Focus on Key N.Va. Races (Oct. 27, 1999)
Splits Over Growth Fuel Races in Northern Virginia (Oct. 25, 1999)
Candidates Seek High Tech's Cash (Oct. 24, 1999)
GOP Holds Funding Lead in Close Races Across Va. (Oct. 23, 1999)
Va. High Court Panel Bars Voter ID Plan (Oct. 23, 1999)
In Va., Downstate Races Point Up Regional Differences (Oct. 22, 1999)
GOP Money Man Builds Power in Va. (Oct. 21, 1999)
Va. School Issues Blur Party Lines (Oct. 17, 1999)
Local Candidates Offer Internet Sites (Oct. 14, 1999)
Va. Democrats Firing Away on Gun Vote (Oct. 4, 1999)
National Funds Figuring in Va. (Oct. 3, 1999)
Gilmore Pursues Republican Voters and Dollars (Oct. 2, 1999)
Suburban Va. Voters Rule State (Sept. 12, 1999)
Post Magazine: Jim Gilmore, the Outsider (Aug. 15, 1999)

Background
Last Year's Session

Multimedia
Washington Post Reporter R. H. Melton talked on Feb. 16 about the latest developments in the Virginia General Assembly.
• Audio: The $2.5 Billion Transportation Plan
• Audio: Northern Virginia's Issues
• Audio: The King Holiday